Draft Review

Draft Review

Manage a review queue that gets content from "written" to "approved" to "scheduled" with clear sign-off gates. The founder's time is the scarcest resource — this skill minimizes review friction while maintaining quality control.

Purpose

Founders are the bottleneck. If they need to review 30 drafts at once, they'll skim 5 and ignore the rest. This skill batches, prioritizes, and pre-clears drafts so the founder only sees what needs their judgment — and the rest flows through automatically.

When to Use

• Content batch is drafted and ready for review
• Setting up recurring review cadence
• Founder says "review everything before it goes out"
• Review is becoming a bottleneck
• Tracking approval patterns over time

Inputs Required

• Drafts for the review window (posts, threads, captions, visual briefs)
• Brand voice guide (for pre-review checks)
• Any flagged uncertainties from the content creator

Quick Reference

| Draft Status | Meaning | Action | |-------------|---------|--------| | Draft | Written, unreviewed | Send to review queue | | Needs Revision | Founder flagged issues | Revise and re-submit | | Conditionally Approved | Approved with minor changes | Apply changes; no re-review | | Approved | Ready to schedule | Move to schedule-queue | | Rejected | Concept doesn't work | Archive with reason |

Procedure

1. Collect all drafts for the review window. Organize by platform and scheduled date.

1. Pre-review each draft before sending to founder:

• Brand voice check (from brand-voice-system)
• Character counts and platform formatting verified
• Factual claims sourced
• URLs verified working
• Uncertainties flagged

1. Build the review package:

• Group by urgency: "must review today / this week / when you have time"
• Include context: why this post, what pillar, expected posting day/time
• Limit each batch to 10-15 items

1. Send for review with clear decision options:

• Thumbs up = approved as-is
• "Changes:" = conditionally approved (apply changes, no re-review)
• "Let's rework:" = needs revision (clarify what)
• "Skip:" = reject (add reason)

1. Track review status:

• Draft name → status → reviewer notes → date
• Flag drafts "needs revision" for 48+ hours
• Escalate if founder hasn't reviewed by scheduling deadline

1. Optimize over time:

• If 90%+ approved as-is, propose skipping review for certain content types
• If founder consistently rejects certain formats/pillars, stop drafting them
• Target: review-to-scheduled under 24 hours for standard content

Output Format

# Draft Review Queue: [Week of Date]

## Review Batch [N]
**Deadline:** [Date/time]

### Item 1: [Post Title]
**Platform:** [X / LinkedIn / IG / TikTok]
**Pillar:** [Pillar]
**Scheduled for:** [Day, time]
**Preview:** [Full text]

**Decision:**
- [ ] Approved
- [ ] Approved with changes: [notes]
- [ ] Needs revision: [what]
- [ ] Rejected: [reason]

### Item 2...
...

## Review Summary
- **Total in queue:** [N]
- **Urgent (by EOD):** [N]
- **Approval rate (trailing 4 weeks):** [N]%
- **Top rejection reasons:** [Pattern 1], [Pattern 2]

Done Criteria

The skill is complete when:

1. All drafts are pre-reviewed (voice check + formatting + links)
2. Review package is organized by urgency
3. Decision options are clearly specified per draft
4. Review status is tracked
5. Approval patterns are documented (for process improvement)

Pitfalls

• Sending founder 30 drafts at once (they skim 5, ignore the rest)
• No pre-review before founder sees it (erodes trust)
• No clear deadline ("whenever" = never)
• Founder is bottleneck and posting stops (propose "trust me" tier)
• Rejections without reasons (you keep making the same mistake)

Verification

Check turnaround: draft submitted → founder approved. Target: under 24 hours. Check approval rate: if consistently high (90%+), reduce review friction. Check rejection patterns: if a format/pillar is rejected >30%, stop drafting it.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: gokulb20
• Source: gokulb20/Crewm8-Social-Media-Manager-Skill-Graph
• License: MIT
• Homepage: https://crewm8.ai

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.